Land At Church Road Little Gaddesden Berkhamsted Hertfordshire

1. 1.The proposed use of land for a mix of agricultural and equestrian use (and the provision of facilities necessary to undertake this use of the site) would result in substantial harm to the open character and appearance of the rural area and setting of the village of Little Gaddesden contrary to the National Planning Policy Framework (2024) and Policies CS7, CS10, CS11 and CS12 of the Core Strategy and Saved Policy 81 of the Dacorum Borough Local Plan 1991-2011
2. 2.The proposed use of land for a mix of agricultural and equestrian use (and the provision of facilities necessary to undertake this use of the site) would result in significant visual intrusion and harm to the character and appearance of the Chilterns National Landscape and would undermine the objectives of the Chilterns National Landscape Management Plan contrary to the National Planning Policy Framework, (2024) Policies CS24, CS25 and CS26 of the Core Strategy and Saved Policy 97 of the Dacorum Borough Local Plan 1991-2011.
3. 3.The proposed use of land for a mix of agricultural and equestrian use (and the provision of facilities necessary to undertake this use of the site) would result in significant visual intrusion and harm to the character and appearance of the Little Gaddesden Conservation Area. It would result in harm to the setting of the grade I listed church of St. Peter and St. Paul and may cause harm to archaeological deposits. In the absence of a Heritage Assessment the applicants have not categorise nor provided evidence for the local planning authority to categorise the extent harm to heritage assets as required under the National Planning Policy Framework. The proposals are harmful to heritage assets and there are no public benefits associated with the proposals. As such the proposals would be contrary to the National Planning Policy Framework, Policy CS27 of the Core Strategy and Saved Policies 119 and 120 of the Dacorum Borough Local Plan 1991-2011. This application was supported by the following documents: Date of Decision Notice: 13th March 2026 Application Number: 26/00047/RET

From the council's decision notice.

Application type

Retention of Development

Scale / size

Small

Parish

Little Gaddesden Parish Council

Date validated

12 January 2026

Consultation expiry

3 February 2026

Neighbour consultation start

13 January 2026

Neighbour consultation end

3 February 2026

Last date for comments

11 February 2026

Committee meeting

12 March 2026

Agent

Bell Cornwell LLP

Agent address

Unit 2 Meridian Office Park Osborn Way Hook RG27 9HY

Planning Portal ID

PP-14610605

Documents

9

Constraints

22